MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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